The International Asian Research Journal

06

Authors: 1 Zafar Ali, 2 Ashraf Iqbal, 3 Shafaq Ikram and 3 Nida Atta

Facebook is largest social networking site in the world with having more than 1 billion users active. Facebook users create a profile page that shows their friends and networks information about them. The core purpose of our study was to investigate practice of social media usage among university students. Data is collected through the distribution of questionnaire among postgraduate students of GCUF. The two things that we measured are time consumption and building online relations on Facebook by the students. After completion of this survey we conclude that mostly there is male user of Facebook and they usually spend minimum 40 mints daily which lead to cut off them from real world and Facebook provide them a platform to make new relations. Keyword: Facebook, Social Networking, Socialization, Relations, Entertainment.

07

Authors: 1 Muhammad Anshar Akil, 2 Sangkala, 2 Muh. Nur Sadik and 2 Atta Irene Allorante

This research aimed to analyze the pattern of networking between government actor (Land Office), private sector (PPAT), and society (citizens) in governance of land services at Makassar city. This research used a qualitative approach with a phenomenological perspective to understand the meaning of social phenomena under study. This research produces the data orally or in writing of the people and events that were observed to formulate a research focus. The focus of research is how the pattern of networking inter-actors in the governance of land services at Makassar. The results of study showed: (1) the Office of Land (government) and Land Deed Official or PPAT (private sector) is a partner in the process of land registration. Land Office implement the land registration, while PPAT make authentic certificate as a basis for land registration; (2) The relationship between actors is intermittent coordination; (3) Relationship with the Land Office (government) and society (citizens) are sociotechnical community programs through Land Certification Services for People (Larasita) and the Land Orderly Literacy Community Groups (POKMASDARTIBNAH). The implications of this research indicate the need for increased networking among actors in land services through strengthening interaction, interorganizational arrangements, and the provision of facilities to the weaker actors to realize the objectives of cooperation. Keywords : Networking inter-actors, Partnership, Intermittent coordination, Sociotechnical relations

08

Authors: Majid Ali Shah

Media is playing a vital role in any country and is being used in many instances to create stereotypes about countries and its people. Today Pakistan is in such a situation where different world media are trying to label Pakistan as a terrorists’ place and linking Pakistan with all terrors. The United State of America (USA) is warring against terrorism with their allies’ specially United Kingdom (UK) and their media are portraying Pakistan as a place for militant groups and terrorists. It is mostly western media that is promulgating news against Pakistan and showing the bad picture of Pakistan. According to Bernays (1928, p.153) “Propaganda will never die out”. The aim of this study is to investigate the image of Pakistan in the British daily newspaper, called “The Daily Telegraph”. This research endeavours to present an overview of the image of Pakistan as portrayed by the UK media organization. Therefore, the purpose of this research study is to investigate the role of the English newspaper “The Daily Telegraph” and its portrayal of Pakistan and to attract government’s attention towards the newspaper’s propaganda against Pakistan. This study conducts content analysis of The Daily Telegraph. Contents of the newspaper were analyzed separately for the study. This study finds out that western media (The Daily Telegraph) is quite different in disseminating information. In two months from November 1st 2013 to December 31st 2013 The Daily Telegraph newspaper covered news about Pakistan in 45 articles of which 7 (15.55%) were considered positive, 24 (53.33%) as negative and 14 (31.11%) as neutral. Most of these news articles are about the Taliban, terrorists, politics and religious extremism with only one news story about drone attacks. In these two months The Telegraph could not give a space for other issues in Pakistan including health, education and other developments. It is quite clear that The Telegraph newspaper is trying to depict a negative picture of Pakistan. Keywords: Image of Pakistan, Agenda setting, Propaganda, English Newspaper.